The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-14
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FoRADvANoEnlEN,r OF IrnE Town II

FoRADVANCEAiEST oFsTHE TOWN
Suggested In The City Council last Evening.
Tho Union bridge, a Union Depot, the
y y. y 0. Deal and other Projscts..Ths
Park Plan Killed. Finances, etc.
g Council met In regular semi.monthly
go,alon last evening, and had a fairly In.
tereating timo Of It. There was q pretty
good turnout Of members, Messru. Nc.
Gregor, schulize and Tracy being the
only absentccu from the 2 First Branch,
while Mcasru. Gavin, Jaeger, Maxwell,
Mitchell and Whyto were tho only ones
that did not respond to the calling OF tho
roll in the Second. Bt'5 5i7l
The apeclal feature Of the meeting was
tho action taken regarding tho railroad
interests OF this city. q.
So anxious wore the members OF the
Second Branch TO get to work on some.
thing about railroads that they got to.
gather before 8 o'clock, an unusual pro.
ceeding, and suspended the reading Of tho
minutes. q Col. Cald well gos the door as
coon 90 thiH was done and asked that the
rulea be suspended in order that be might
present q matter OF great importance. The
rules were suspended, and the Colonel
sent up to tho clerks deak the following:
| s5.,,S A erKclAL COMMITTEE. 2
Resoired, That special joint committee
OF ono member from tho Frat Branch and
two membsrs from tho Second Branch Of
Council DO appointed to meot with similar
committees from the Board OF County
Commissioners and the Chamber Of Com
merce, TO take into confederation the in
terest oil the city affected by tho recent
transactions with reference to the Ralti-
more & Ohio railroad system, and also to
consider the Hubject Of the projected
Union bridge over the Ohio river, for rail.
road and other uses, and to report what
action in their judgment should DO taken
TO protect and promote the interests OF our
people and add to their prosperity and
we'll being. \, G : ;5l 1s.' z sa.i1 ,.ii,,,,
| This was adopted without 3 Dissenting
voice. But there were three or four men,
hers who looked tired when this was done ;
l thsy were loaded for the occasion in like
manner, aud being shut out in this man
ner by Colonel Caldwell WAS not to their
liking. Mr.. Harrell WINS one Of these, and
that there might be no mistake he rosa
and stated eortowiully that Colonel Cald.
we'll had stolen his thunder that be had
d resolution like the Colonel's s., in his
; pocket that he had expected to offer. s,Ei75il7
Mr.. Healy, who had been watching his
chances, came to The front at this iupclure
and suggested that come attention be
given 10 applicants for liquor licences, bul
; he and his friends were doomed to wall
| until more railroad businesg had been
transacted. tS IL sss.' n
4 8 & a, UNION DEPOT. 5iy,a si55
Mr.. Grulo handed up the following,
which was adopted: So 8 s /,
NJ Resolved, That joint special committee
Of three from each branch Of Council be
appointed to examine and report upon
the exped:oncy Of purchasing for union
depot purposes tho grounds; situated in
the Filth ws1d, and bounded rs follows:
! On the east by Market street, on the west
by Main street, north by Wheeling creek
and on the south by Twentieth street. = s
In the meantime tho following had baen
rushed over from the First Branch, where
1t had been offered by Mr.. Buchanan, and
Reso!red, That joint special committee
BIO appointed 10 confer with tho commit.
tees Of the County Commissioners and
Chamber OF Commerce, TO report on the
feasibility Of constructing railroad bridge
across tho Ohio river in the northern end
Of tho city. 4sSt .5Ei
q: SIZE OF TIE COMMITTEE.
About the time thiH was delivered in
| the Second, Colonel, Caldwell's resolution
was presented to the First. The PROPOSE.
ton to allow only one First Branch mem.
Der on that committee raised opposition,
and It was amended instanter by making
1t three from each branch. This being
sent back u to- tho Second met with
oppoaition there. Mr.. Cruise said that
tho Board Of County Commissioners, OF
which he is the digniiiad and able head.
had been tho first to act in this matter
and 1t had seen fl to make the committee
a small one, thinking that the city and
tho Chamber OF Commerce would do like.
wise, thus making committee OF but
nine members-a committee that could be
easily handled and which would probably
do more real work than q largo and mn.
| wieldy ono. II the Council were to make
Its part OF that committee consist Of si1
members it would necessitate calling an
extra meeting OF the Board in order that
it might increase ita committee, and such
a proceeding would cost $50. 8: Not exactly
knowing just why it was necessary for the
Board to increase lis com mittee, thig ar.
gument was accepted and the Second
Branch refused to recede from its original
position and committee of Conference
was called for. 4 IS. 15',iIl7i "a :,
This committee on tho part Of the Sec.
ond contested Of Caldwell, Gruse and
Vockler, and on the part Of the First Of
Buchanan, Delbrugge and Ferrell. This
committee met and It was made evident
that unless tho First could have three
membera in the aggregation, the union
bridge, and everything connected with
any railroad scheme would have to suffer.
| A report was made and tho Second ad.
weed to accede to the wishes of the Frat.
Tho able PRECEDENT OF the Second limo.
Gently anked tho reason Of this, and Mr..
Harrell improved the gli!tering opportu-
nifty to talk and make himself solid for q
place on any committee that might be an.
pointed. "a discussion was carried on for
come time till MIR. Cruise said that rather
than see any project lag, the county
would stand the $50 necessary for an ex-
ira meeting OF tho Board then the reso.
lution was adopted as amended BY! the
First. The committee appointed under il
consists Of Caldwell and Gilleland from
the Second, and Buchanan, Ferrell and
Delbrugge! from tbs First. Mr., Gilleland
got place through the kindness Of MI.
Cruise, who suggested such an arrange:
ment. MI. Grusa< part Of the Boards
committee. :, e 81 q, B, ~
Ia TIE UNION DEPOT coMAITTRE. 4.
just before the Second adjourned Mr..
KRAFT got the floor and called attention to
the fact that no committee had been ap.